Vernon Howard was an American
author and spiritual teacher who
presented
the Wisdom of the Ages in the language of today. He is especially known
for his clear, direct explanation of the cause of every human problem —
and the sure cure. His practical approach has shown millions how to
bring
the power of Truth into their daily lives.

Howard was born in
Massachusetts in 1918. He began his
writing
career early in life and by 1965 was writing best sellers like The Mystic
Path to Cosmic Power, and The Power of Your Supermind.
Published
by Prentice Hall for decades, these books and others are classics in
the
field of inner development. His readership is estimated to be at least
eight million people in several different languages.

In the 1970's Vernon Howard
founded a school for authentic
spiritual
development called New Life Foundation . (See
www.anewlife.org ). People traveled from all over the world to hear
him speak. He continued to write and teach at New Life Foundation until
his death in 1992. New Life Foundation is a bright place that continues
disseminating his teachings today.

Thousands of new readers a year
discover Vernon Howard for the
first
time. Few authors have published so rich a harvest of eternal truths,
expressed
with such clarity and simplicity.

Here are a few samples
of his brilliantly clear
expression
of the Great Truths of the Ages:

1. "Try to see the difference
between mere mental improvement
and the development of cosmic consciousness. Mental improvement is good
and legitimate, as when learning a profession or sharpening your skill
at chess. However, mental improvement cannot penetrate the psychic
world
to make you happier, freer, or intelligent in the cosmic sense. To
store
facts away in the memory is like feeding information to a mechanical
computer.
The computer can only repeat what it has been told and nothing more.
But
consciousness - awareness - is always something new. It is never the
mechanical
parroting of memorized information.

"We do not USE the Supermind, as
if it were one thing and we
another. As mystics have proclaimed throughout the ages, MAN AND COSMIC
INTELLIGENCE ARE ONE. In essence, a man IS his Supermind. Your aim is
to
be one with yourself." (From The Power of Your Supermind)

2. "Here is a psychological fact
to understand: A weak person
will try to drain the strength of a stronger individual. There are
dozens
of tricks by which the weak one will attempt to draw power to which he
is not entitled: He may chatter endlessly, unload a sense of guilt
through
accusing another, boast, ask personal questions, and so on. Be alert to
this. Refuse absolutely to let anyone drain your energies. At a certain
point in your psychic development you can walk among the weakest of men
and be the strongest of men.

"Be very careful that you do not
unconsciously assume that
nervous
tension is power. This is vital. Watch yourself the next time you work
toward some goal. Look very closely to discover tense feelings and
nervous
thoughts whirling around inside. Do not let them deceive you into
assuming
that they are creative forces; they are not. They are thieves of
genuine
powers. As always, your awareness of their thievery is your first fine
step toward casting them out.

The Greatest Secret on Earth "Happiness
is yours in the here and now. The painful states of anxiety and
loneliness
are abolished permanently. Financial affairs are not financial
problems.
You are at ease with yourself. You are not at the mercy of unfulfilled
cravings. Confusion is replaced with clarity. There is a relieving
answer
to every tormenting question. You possess a True Self. Something can be
done about every unhappy condition. While living in the world you can
be
inwardly detached from its sorrows to live with personal peace and
sanity."

(From Mystic Path to
CosmicPower)

The Magic Castle --"Here’s a secret method
for replacing fog with sunshine. When you feel scared, don’t pretend
you’re
brave. Truth gives you permission to be just as scared as you really
are.
Just be aware of your anxiety without worrying over it. This self-help
not only banishes fear but delivers great relief. It is like a tired
actor
who removes his uncomfortable costume after a hard night onstage. Since
he no longer needs to impress the audience he can just relax and enjoy
being himself." (from Your Power of Natural Knowing)

The Secret of Self-Observation "You can
be totally different. You can have an excitement that never swings over
to depression. It is the true excitement of finding yourself. Nothing
is
more exciting than to watch a fear fade from your mind forever. Nothing
is more delightful than to possess self-command in a world of chaos.
There
is no greater inspiration than to know that you have found the true
path
at last.

Psychic Sleep "Psychic sleep is the cause
of every human problem and disaster. It is sleeping people who suffer
from
heartache and loneliness, from fear and violence. Only self- awakening
can end these sorrows. However – and please emphasize this point in
your
mind – man does not know he is asleep. So deep is his immersion in
psychic
hypnosis, that he instantly denies his actual condition. In other
words,
he does not know that he does not know. He spends his entire life under
the gigantic illusion of being happy and productive, never once facing
the terror in which he lives. Man huddles fearfully in a haunted house
which he calls a castle. Have you ever been in a room full of people
when
someone behaved foolishly or childishly? You sensed that he did not
know
how he appeared to others. In fact, he may have believed he was
behaving
cleverly or courageously. Everyone in the room saw him as he really
was,
except the man himself. That is a perfect example of human hypnosis, of
psychic unawareness. The ancient philosopher, Socrates, provided a
classic
illustration of man’s mental sleep. He told about a group of men who
were
huddled together in a deep cave. Their only light was a fire that
blazed
in the center of the cavern. The fire cast strange shadows against the
wall of the cave, frightening the prisoners. So the men sat there in
terror
and confusion. One of the prisoners made up his mind to explore the
cave.
When doing so, he found a secret tunnel. Following it all the way, he
finally
found himself in the outer world of sunshine and beauty.

"We will now look at a chief
characteristic of spiritual sleep.
When this is under- stood, all the pieces of life fall into place,
revealing
the whole picture. Man has a false idea of who he is. He has an
illusory
sense of identity. This false self is manufactured out of
self-flattering
imaginations and out of self-pleasing labels. He labels himself as a
successful
man, or as an intelligent thinker, or as a human being with lofty
motives.
But these are mere ideas he has about himself and he is not these
ideas.
We can easily prove this. Whenever a man feels depressed or irritated,
it is simply because his false identity seems not to be confirmed. Both
these reactions are false, so man is their slave. Have you ever noticed
how nervous people get when their pet ideas are challenged? Let this be
a clue for you. By patient self-investigation we discover who we are
not,
and that ends the anxiety of not knowing who we are. To summarize this
vital point, man wrongly believes that he possesses a separate self, an
individual ego. This false idea causes fear, loneliness, neurosis. It
throws
him into conflict with other people who are also under the illusion of
having separate selves. No man is apart from the whole, from the all.
Man
is one with the universe. Human beings are like dozens of ponds, each
reflecting
the light from the same moon. This is not philosophy, this is fact."
(from The Esoteric Path to a New Life )

Conquer Anxiety and FrustrationTake
Charge
of Life - "When meeting any situation in life, one of two things
happens: 1. The situation takes charge of you 2. You take charge of the
situation It is one or the other. There is no third choice. So it is
important
to examine both of them. When a situation takes charge of you, it is
always
accompanied by a feeling of anxiety. Listen to this discomfort, for it
is trying to teach you something valuable. It may be trying to reveal
that
you are imagining yourself to be in command of the situation, when in
fact
you are commanded by it. Exposing imaginary self-power is highly
helpful."

50 Ways to See Thru People Change of
Nature
- "Have you ever been nice to someone in order to keep him in your
life, only to see him suddenly turn against you? Being nice to someone,
pleasing him, has no influence whatever in changing his nature from bad
to good. It is useless and unnecessary to try to change others, for
nature-change
must include self-change. You will never again waste your days or be
betrayed
if you remember that you have no real need for a harmful or sour man or
woman."

Your Power to Say NO Expose These
Yes-Traps
- "We learn to escape from self-defeating behavior in small ways at
first. You can do this by thinking of present situations where you now
say YES but wish you could stop. Recall several small situations.
Perhaps
you have agreed to meet regularly with a friend or relative but realize
that it is really a burden. Maybe you agreed to take the leadership in
a certain project but now you wish you had declined. You now know WHERE
you must say NO. The next step is also clear. SAY NO. Make the
necessary
contact and resign. Just like that. Do it even if you feel nervous
about
it. Don’t listen to your timidity. Do what is right. Do you know what
you
are doing! You are getting your life back!"

* * * * *

Vernon Howard broke through to
another world. He saw through the
illusion of suffering and fear and loneliness. From 1965 until his
death
in 1992 he wrote books and conducted classes which reflect a degree of
skill and understanding that may be unsurpassed in modern history.

Human Behavior Magazine said of
him, “Vernon Howard is probably
the
clearest writer on these subjects in the English language.” His warmth
and refreshing sense of humor made him a delightful subject for
interviews,
talk shows and articles. In 1983 Michael Benner of station KLOS in Los
Angeles, California said, “Vernon Howard is one of the most powerful
speakers
I have ever interviewed. He has an uncanny ability to cut through the
fluff
and puff and jolt people into seeing who they really are. At times
humorous
and gentle,at other times demanding and forceful. Vernon Howard holds
the
record for generating responses to our KLOS talk shows. Not everyone
likes
his message, but I can’t imagine anyone turning him off.”

"Vernon
Howard is an island of
sanity
in a confused world."

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